>> good evening and thanks for joining us today. we learned the president of the united states urged -- american congresswomen that are critics of his and the head of the foreign power did just that. in a truly trumpian twist the president denied having pushed the foreign power while seemingly admitting he had. this is not normal but abnormal is kind of now normal. it is also a classic trump distraction play, i w-- away to turn eyesa, way from yesterday's stock drop and reception. what the president did here is unprecedented. this concerns two congresswomen that plan to visit israel.

they are openly critical of israeli politics and support a boycott of israel and congresswoman omar has been criticized. they are two of the four non-white female lawmakers who the president has been attacking repeatedly. >> when you see the four congresswomen, isn't that lovely. representative omar. send her back which is a racist, nativist chant which has been used about just every minority group in america. a chant the president soaked up for 13 seconds. as bad as that was, what the president did today is something

presidents don't do. using a foreign government to punish members of a co-equal branch of government. the other way to look at it is that a president got a close ally of americas to help him hurt some of his american political opponents, elected members of congress. that is something presidents take an oath not to do. they swear to uphold the constitution which reads from any speech or debate in any house members of congress should not be questioned in any other place. the clause, and i am quoting from a legal analysis done by the congressional research service serves principally to protect the integrity of the legislative branch by protecting against executive or judicial intrusions into the legislatures fear and to bar judicial or executive processes that may constitute a distraction or disruption to a members' representative or legislative role.

in other words the president and the courts have a sworn duty not to interfere with lawmakers going about their jobs which it seems today the president did with a foreign government's help nonetheless. the white house press secretary said the president has been pushing them to bar the visit was shortly inaccurate and shortly after the president tweeted this. it would show great weakness if they allowed them to visit. there is nothing that can be said or done to change their minds. minnesota wild and michigan will have a hard time putting them back in office. that is a disgrace. that is a public pushing to bar the visit. the government reversed course and did all but what the president taunted them to do.

both congresswomen do support a boycott against israel and israel as an anti-boycott law. but it is hard to see that as anything more than a fig leaf when the action comes after the president goes online pushing such action. according to the "new york times" he has been at it for some week. the president called the report inaccurate, in other words, fake news. the president denied leaning on israel and moments later seemed to admit he had. here are the two statements the president said as he left for his country -- as he left his country club to go to new hampshire for a rally. >> in your conversations with people connected to israel, did you encourage -- >> i don't encourage or discourage. i think if israel allowed them to come in for normal reasons

other than those reasons i believe it would be a terrible thing for israel. i think it would show a terrible sign. >> i think my social media statement speaks for itself. i feel they are so anti-israel and so anti-jewish. if other people made that statement there would have been hell to pay. but i did speak to people. >> i don't want to say who i spoke to, but i spoke to people. the president of the united states made potentially unconstitutional demands on the head of the foreign government to do something his press secretary denied he was pushing for twhi for while he denied it too also while admitting it. the unprecedented historical nature of all of this. it is not even friday.

first manchester, new hampshire where the president has been speaking. jim acosta is there for us. the president thinks this is a winning battle for him keeping the focus on the four congresswomen otherwise he wouldn't be bringing them back up. >> that is right, anderson. the night is young. he has really gotten started in the last 20 minutes or so. he has had choice words and tough language for democrats, at one point referring to democrats as socialists and communists and said he would be hit by the fake news media for throwing out that remark. but no question about it anderson. this is a tactical move by the president. i talked to a republican source close to the white house who said every time democrats link republicans to people like steve king they are going to link

democrats to the squad. it seems a tactical move by the president and his team. but democrats are starting to call them out. tim ryan said it is a distraction from the wobbly week we have seen on wall street. it was interesting to note that the president was defending his actions when it comes to china and making the case, falsely, americans are not paying the costs on the chinese products. a false statement from the president. >> the "new york times" said the president was reaching out to people to get his opinion known in israel as early as last week and axios said his private opinions reached the top levels of the israeli government about what should be done. is it known what type of contact the president had with the top leaders in israel or netanyahu? he wouldn't comment on it earlier but he did say he talked to people. >> that's right. i think you said that perfectly

a few moments ago. the president acknowledging to reporters he did talk to people in israel about it. the reason why the president is hedging and dodging the question, obviously he does not want to take the responsibility for having pushed the israeli government in this direction when it appears like that is the case. earlier today as you noted the white house press secretary described the reports as inaccurate but the president was pushing israelis to do this and the president cut the legs out from his own press secretary tweeting out the israeli government should do exactly what they decided to do earlier today. when the president was asked about it earlier in the afternoon you saw him dodging the question over and over. but my sense is that he will have to at some point. >> in addition to pro-israel

lobbyi lobbyists, lawmakers have been weighing in. marco rubio, i disagree 100%, the anti-bds bill we passed in the senate but denied them entry into israel is a mistake. house speaker pelosi called it a sign of weakness, called the president's statements a sign of ignorance and disrespect. joining us now is josh -- have been directly involved in this. do you believe they should have been allowed into israel? >> yes. and i think that they are members of congress. i think they would have benefitted a lot from having that visit and seeing the historical relationship, the importance of the national security relationship. i agree with marco rubio and kevin mccarthy and others that

said it was a mistake. i really think they should reverse course here. >> i understand you and at least two other members of congress lobbied the ambassador not to do this. can you say what he told you? or what your argument was? >> they made a strong case, the ambassador. i spoke again about it today and reinforced that. this is not healthy to the relationship with the united states and israel. you want to build bridges, not put up walls. you want to make sure that everybody, not just members of congress, can spend time in israel and see what many of us have seen. meeting with generals. people that agree and disagree. you want to get the full picture. that is critical to our relationship. this is a key ally for us, not just in the fight against terror but to keep democracy in the region. blocking members of congress

does nothing but set back the relationship and not move it forward. >> i am wondering what you make of the whole idea that president trump pressured the israeli government. he sent out a tweet saying israel would be weak if they didn't do that and there is a report that it has been going on for several days, into last week. and that the president's private opinions were made known to the highest levels of the israeli government. is that appropriate? >> as you pointed out, it is hard to actually know what happened. i asked the ambassador about it this afternoon and he denied the president was involved and that was the reason behind the decision. i hope that is not what happened here. i think that either way what is behind it, it was the decision that was need me that was really the mistake here. and really not helpful to the relationship. that to me is the bigger issue. to me the key is to open up and

welcome all members of congress and get different perspectives. you want different members of come to come. going to the memory yeah, understanding the parallel situation that israel sits in, in a hotbed region against hamas. that is different from blocking people coming in. i thought it was a big mistake. >> yeah. i understand that perspective. but my question, if the president of the united states is pressuring one way or another, he is publicly pressuring it with that tweet. making his opinion known so that the leaders of another country know that he wants them to bar two american congress people. you can look at it. would it be appropriate for a president to enlist the help of a foreign ally to go after his

political opponents or to harm his political opponents. >> no. of course not. you should never politicalicize it. that is not what the president should be doing, interfering in that way. the point is not to politicize the relationship and to use tools against. i am hopeful that is not what happened. we need to make sure that the relationship maintains bipartisan. i thought it was a good step republicans and democrats speaking out against the decision today. i am hoping you will continue to hear that in the days ahead. i am hoping that the president did not interfere this way. >> clearly the president wants to, you know, continue to try to make these four congresswomen the face of the democratic party. that is one of the things he has been doing since -- for the

reason bringing the four up as much as he has. how does that concern you? do you think that is a successful campaign tactic for 2020, how you can interact that without playing into the president's hands. >> no. i don't think it is successful. what is great about the democratic party, we have a lot of different perspectives. i disagree with my colleagues and the comments they have said. i think having disagreements is fine and healthy. but the idea is to have a broad perspective in the democratic party. if he is trying to go after certain people it's wrong. but what people understand is that we have a lot of perspectives in the party. going after individual members, i think people see right through that. i think it is despicable and i don't think it is helpful. >> congressman, i appreciate

your time tonight. thank you. >> thanks for having me. >> another shooting in philadelphia. we covered it last night as it was happening. today, one night after six police officers were shot, the city's mayor joins me to talk about what he wants to see to stem the violence. i will speak to bernie sanders about gun control, the president's attacks on these democratic congresswomen and his attacks on the "washington post." we will be right back.

returning now to president trump speaking in new hampshire. he hasn't mentioned the two congresswomen he pushed israel today to bar from visiting. bernie sanders, senator, thanks for being with us. how much of this is just a distraction, you know, attempt by the president to turn the attention away from yesterday's disaster on the stock market fall and the fears about a recession? >> well, i think it may be some of that. that is what the president does. but on the other hand what is taking place is totally raging bull -- out dloutrageous. if mr. netanyahu and others in israel do not want members of

u.s. congress in israel maybe they don't want u.s. money as well. i regard trump's action as part of his racism, his islamophobia and it is an absolute outrage. >> one way to look at this, as i mentioneda earlier, he is pushing for the aide of a foreign government to help him harm his perceived political opponents. >> right. >> it is asking for foreign help, not in election but in a political fight. >> i mean that is an important part of it. but the other part of it, you know, i am a member of congress. i travelled all over the world. when you are a member of congress, you expect to be welcomed in to other countries to do your best understanding what is going on there so that you can come up with good policy. the idea that two members of the

congress were being critical of israel are not allowed to go into that country to firsthand see what is going on. take a electric look at what is with the palestinians on the west bank. that is not imaginable. we cannot allow that to continue. >> this is not the first time the president focused attacks on these two congresswomen and labeled them the face of the democratic party. that is clearly a tactic. would it be a problem if they were the face of the democratic party? >> i mean he says that because that has to do with islamophobia. what trump is trying to do is to divide the american people up based on where we come from or religion or skip or sexual orientation. that is what his political strategy is. if you look at what the members of congress are talking about, they support medicare for all.

they believe that everybody in this country is entirelied to health care as a human right. they believe we should cancel student debt in this country. you have 45 million people that are getting crushed by this oppressive debt. they believe college and university should be tuition-free and we should raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. what he is attacking is a progressive agenda that works for working people. i do believe that is a part of it. >> how much responsibility -- president trump has put a lot of emphasis on the rise of the stock market over the last two years, and there have been great returns for those that have money in the stock market. how much responsibility does he have to take when it goes down or if it goes down more? >> that is a very good question. we will see how he responds to that. i expect for him it is a one-way

trip. but look, when you talk about the economy, the truth is that the stock market absolutely has until recently been going up. unemployment is relatively low. but we sometimes forget about it in congress and forget about it in the media. half of the people in our country are living paycheck to paycheck. tonight 500,000 people sleeping out on the street. 87 million are uninsured or under insured. the truth today is that this is not a good economy for working people. it is incredibly good economy for the wealthy and the powerful. >> i want to ask you about the probability of congress taking legislative action on guns when it comes back from recess. i feel like we have talked about this issue a lot and nothing has been done. the president spoke about it today. i want to play a little bit of what he said.

>> these people are mentally ill. nobody talks about that. mentally ill people. i think we have to build institutions again. if you look at the 60s and 70s, so many of these institutions were closed. i can tell you in new york they closed a lot of them. the people went out on to the streets. it's a terrible thing. a lot of our conversation has to do with the fact that we have to open up institutions. >> i am not even sure where to begin. there is a lot to unpack there. the idea that nobody wants to talk about mental illness. that's true. the idea that it is just about mental illness is an arguable point. you are characterizing mentally ill people as violent. that is something factually incorrect and a lot of the institutions were closed down

because there were terrible things happening for generations. what do you make of what he is saying? >> anderson you are asking me what i make of what the president of the united states says. >> sort of. >> i don't know. who knows. let me just say this. let me just say this, what the president conveniently forgot are a couple of important points. there are between three to 400 million guns out on the streets of america. over 10 million assault weapons out on the streets today. and the reason, you ask why nothing happens in congress. i will give you the reason. it is the power of the nra over trump, over mitch mcconnell and the republican leadership. poll after poll after poll shows that the american people want to move forward as strongly as we

can with gun safety legislation. you know what the provisions are. expanding background checks. doing away with the so called straw man provision. by the way more and more people now, i believe a majority of the american people want to do what i have been calling for, ban the sale and distribution of assault weapons. that is what the american people wants. not what the nra wants. trump and mitch mcconnell unfortunately are listening to the nra. if the american people stand up and command change on the issue i think we can do something and we have to do it. all of us are sick to our stomachs about the horrors that we have seen in the last weeks and over the last years. >> i want to ask you about your recent criticism of the "washington post," implying your criticism of amazon has driven the post to cover you unfairly. your campaign newsletter said

reporters don't need to receive a call from jeff bezos to know their paychecks are signed -- you are alleging in some shape or form that you are being punished by the post for your position on amazon. >> anderson, no. i don't take it personally. this is what i do worry about. there are six major media conglomerates, including time warner which owns cnn controlling 90% of the media in the country. that is a very dangerous situation. if we want diversity of opinion. i am not here to suggest that trump calls the media the enemy of the people. that is disgusting and under mines democracy. but i do worry when you have a

handful of corporations controlling what we see and read. the ceos make tens of millions in compensation. they have an agenda. i worry about that as i do concentration of ownership in wall street and in many other areas. and by the way, those folks frankly when i say the wealthy will have to pay their fair share of taxes. they are not sympathetic to that. when i say we have to make it easier for workers to join unions. they are not sircympathetic to that. i worked with the workers of amazon. worked with the workers of disneyland. disney is the owner of abc. you know, i think it is probably fair to say that my agenda is not the agenda of the people that own much of the media in

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>> another mass shooting occurred in north philadelphia this afternoon. five people were shot by multiple shooters. one victim in critical condition. just a short drive from yesterday's seven and a half hour stand off between a gunman and six police officers who were shot. police recovered two weapons, a handgun and ar-15 which authorities say was the gunfiring most of the shots last night. philadelphia's mayor turned last night's standoff into a call to do something about guns and gun violence. he talked about it again today. >> the fact that our officers found themselves while under such an attack trying to carry out a basic function of their job is reprehensible. seeing a neighborhood put in harm's way was nothing short of

devastating. this incident is a ha, rsh reminder of the devastating reality americans face every day, whether it is mass shootings like we saw in el paso and dayton, guns flooded american cities leading to senseless and preventible violence. dozens of officers were responding last night, others in south philadelphia were responding to a young man shot in the head and later pronounced dead. that incident did not draw national attention. it happens daily in the city and in others across the nation. a life was lost last night to gun violence and like so many other shootings goes unnoticed. nobody should have access to the weaponry and firepower we saw in west philadelphia yesterday. >> i spoke more with mayor kenney this evening. >> the police officers who were

hurt, they are home now, correct? >> yes. it was a miracle. god was on our side yesterday. they are all home now with various wounds and injuries but none of them life threatening. >> what do you know about the gunman and the weapon he used? >> well, we have not been able to access the crime scene fully because there was teargas used last night. we don't know the extent of the arsenal that he had. we believe it was an ar-15 with multiple clips. >> president trump weighed in on this today a number of times. he said on camera this guy should never have been on the streets. he tweeted the philadelphia shooter should never have been allowed to be on the streets. he had a long and dangerous record. looked like he had a good time after his capture. long sentence, much get tougher on street crime.

i am wondering what you made of his comments. >> i don't disagree with the fact the guy should have been in jail but he ignores the fact that the guy was able to get a semi automatic military style weapon which i believe should be banned. i don't believe anyone should have civilian access to military style assault weapons other than law enforcement and military. i am not saying take their guns and shooting rifles away but no reason to have an ar-15. and the fact he has a long lengthy criminal record and was able to obtain one is proof that they should be taken off of the market and not manufactured anymore. >> the last ban was not effective because of the large number of those weapons which are already in peoples hands.

even if there is an assault weapons ban, would you like to see these weapons taken from people or bought back from people? >> i think we can buy them back. i do not advocate taking them from people. i advocate not going to a gun show with a criminal record or mental health issue and buy a semi automatic military assault rifle and large ammunition clips to take off on philadelphia police or citizens. one of the things that fascinates me is that people claim they are pro-police and pro-law enforcement, which it is difficult to be in favor of allowing people to have any gun at any time they want. our police officers yesterday were clear they want the weapons off of the street. their officers were pinned down for seven hours crouching behind cars. this guy was shooting out the

window. i think they shouldn't be manufactured. they should not be available for sale in the united states. we have enough guns as it is. if the number of guns is an indication of the safety of a state or country we would be the safest in the world. >> criminals like the gunman last night would be able to get their hands on weapons illegally. >> that is the nra's stance. i disagree with it. i hope we are not just doing this in vane. after sandy hook i thought there would be changes. but that did not work. the incidents in daytona and el paso are indications we have too much weaponry and too much access to it and people that are criminals or are deranged have the ability to get them. two of our officers were trapped

on the second floor of the house and the gunman was trying to hit them. it was a terrible day but we did not lose anyone. we had to evacuate day cares. library. people were sheltered in place. you know we had all kinds of businesses that were shut down. we went through this. it was almost a terrible tragedy in our city. one guy was grazed in the head. just a millimeter to the other side and he is no longer with us. >> mayor ke in hnnney, thank yo your time. >> steve king demands a apology but not about the you wouldn't accept an incomplete job from anyone else.

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. >> congressman steve king is asking for a full public o pol gee from the number three ranking republican of the house and it has nothing to do with his comments about the benefit he believes to the population of rape and incest. >> what if they went back through all of the family trees and pulled those people out that

were products of rape and incest, would there be any population of the world left if we did that considering all of the wars and the rape and pillaging that took place. i know i can't certify i am not a part of the product of that. >> king says two media outlets misquoted him but his claim refers to an ap correction on something else that he said at the same event. that was enough to claim vindication and say liz cheney apologized for his comments and demanding his ouster. congressman king skated by after saying awful and racist things but he is up for re-election. we went to hear what his constituents think about his latest remarks. >> i don't know who is voting for him. everyone that knows rolls their eyes and can't believe the

things that come out of his mouth. >> in ames, iowa, we heard that a lot, especially in light of his most recent comments suggesting that humanity may not exist if not for rape or incest. >> it seems over the top crazy. it does not seem like in this day and age we can have people speaking like that. >> what do you make of steve king's latest comments? >> well, i am shocked, but not surprised. he is an embarrassment. to this community, to iowa, to the congress. he needs to be gone. >> it is too hard wrap your head around. that is definitely a different take on things. >> this republican voter said enough is enough. >> i really do think it is almost a little crazy. you know, i can't believe that anyone would consider that as a real thought these days. so it does not make any sense at

all. >> do you think it is time for him to resign? >> i really do. i think if he does not resign he should be removed. >> this voter told us that king's comments were disrespectful to women. >> we keep trying to work for womens rights, equal pay, all of that stuff. raising children and working. all of that is hard. you get comments on that on top of it, it is degrading and sets women back. >> what makes you think twice about voting for him? >> statements like that seem extreme. i think he is not thinking before he is speaking in a lot of situations. he does not really seem to care who he might offend. >> king does have support here. republican ron ba, bartlet pla vote. >> in every family somebody

wishes they had someone that were not around. >> every family? >> many families. i hope mine doesn't. he has made the state of iowa a laughing stock state because we put this man in office over and over and over. >> king has over the years defended white supremacy, embraced nativism and replaced the great replacement conspiracy theory saying a shadowy group is working behind the scenes to reduce the twhiwhite population. >> i am not saying he is not racist. i think everyone has that much racist in them. >> why is it okay with you. >> you ought to be able to do some things without having everyone down your throat i think. >> it is okay to have him in congress? >> i think it is okay with me.

>> it is not okay with this republican voter who voted for king before but won't again based on recent comments. >> way over the top. >> this time around he will not have your vote? >> no. i want any other republican or any democrat to run. i will vote for anyone else but steve king. >> today anderson, king responded to liz cheney on twitter. she called his comments appalling and bizarre. his response on twitter was i believe all life is sacred regardless of the circumstances of conception. liz cheney finds that appalling and bizarre. liz, you helped to kill the heart beat bill when we had the votes to pass it. anderson, he seems to be shifting the blame here and not backing down from the comments she made yesterday. >> thanks very much.

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a 61-year-old el paso man will bury his wife this weekend, after she and 21 others were murdered in the city. theirs was in every way a remarkable love story. married for more than two decades, they traveled together. he had no one but her. she was his last connection in this world, literally his one and only. the idea of burying her alone might have been too much for him. luckily it will be the one burden he will not have to bear because as our gary tuchman discovered, he has friends, new friends he never even knew he had.

>> reporter: tony loved only one person in the world, and now she's gone. and she loved you a lot. >> i tell you what, i don't know what she seen in me sometimes. we had wonderful years. the best years of my whole life. >> reporter: tony has no other family. his wife margie ricarda just a few family members, but none in the el paso area. attendance at her funeral was expected to be minimal, until the internet took over. tweets from journalists to media outlets sent out messages of support for tony. then there was this facebook post from the funeral home reading mr. antonio pasco was married 22 years to his wife margie ricard. he has no other family. he welcomes anyone to attend the services. people contacted them from all over to say they will attend

margie's funeral. >> there will be hundreds of people from all around the country. how does that make you feel? >> i love it. it's nice to see people really caring about people. going to be a lot of people there. >> reporter: they had been married for 22 years. tony says his life had been very difficult prior to meeting her. what would you like people to know about margie? >> she was a caring, loving, most beautiful person. >> reporter: every day now he goes to the memorial site next to the walmart, taking exquisite care of margie's memorial. making sure the flowers and the wind chimes which she always loved so much looked the best they can. where did you meet her? >> omaha, nebraska, in a bar. >> reporter: and you were single, she was single? >> yeah. >> reporter: was it love at

first sight? >> oh, man. >> reporter: tony is still waking up each morning in disbelief that she is gone. >> i was looking at the front door waiting for her to walk in. i even tried calling her on the phone. >> reporter: you have? >> i've tried to. >> reporter: at the memorial site, tony tells margie that some day he will meet her in heaven. >> i wish you'd tell me something. >> reporter: tony is now beginning a new life alone. but for at least one day at margie's funeral, he won't be. >> she made me the happiest man in the world and the luckiest. there's nobody luckier than me in this whole world. >> reporter: anderson, tony spends a lot of time right here, hours a day, visiting margie. he wants to be as close as he can to her even though she's not alive any more. and it's important to point out when he's here, people now know him. they come up to him, they hug him, they shake his hand, they talk to him and he takes very

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